NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures Significant Solar Flare Erupting From Sun
By NASA // April 2, 2022
eruptions pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts
(NASA) – The Sun emitted a significant solar flare on March 30, 2022, peaking at 1:35 p.m. EST. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.
Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.
This flare is classified as an X-Class flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, etc. More info on how flares are classified can be found here.
NASA works as a research arm of the nation’s space weather effort.
NASA observes the Sun and our space environment constantly with a fleet of spacecraft that study everything from the Sun’s activity to the solar atmosphere, and to the particles and magnetic fields in the space surrounding Earth.
To see how much space weather may affect Earth, please visit NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center SpaceWeather.gov, the U.S. government’s official source for space weather forecasts, watches, warnings, and alerts.
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